Trans prisoner segregated in women's jail after threats over child sex abuse

A former teacher accused of abusing children at two private schools in Edinburgh has been named as Iain Wares after an order preventing his identification was lifted. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) announced that permission was given by the inquiry’s chair to publish inquiry evidence that identifies Wares.

A depraved dad was snared with horrific child sex abuse videos which featured victims as young as six-months-old.

Heavily armed police descended on a Greenock street this evening to pull over a car in the same area where a fatal shooting took place on Tuesday.

A drunk driver who was jailed for killing an island vet has been granted parole after serving only half his sentence.

Lewis Capaldi shared a sweet moment with his fans on stage in Frankfurt after the singer experienced a Tourette’s flare-up.

A transgender prisoner who has been locked up with women for six years says she fears she would not survive if she is moved to a men’s prison. Sophie Eastwood – who is serving life for murdering a male cellmate in prison in 2004 when she was still known as Daniel – has been held among female ­prisoners in Cornton Vale since 2017.

Mourners have gathered in Aberdeen to hold a vigil in memory of allegedly murdered teenager Brianna Ghey. Dozens stood outside Marischal College on Saturday, February 18, to pay their respects to the 16-year-old, who tragically died last weekend.

Around 1,300 homes in Scotland are still without power as Storm Otto moves away from the UK. The homes have not been reconnected since they fell off-grid on Saturday afternoon.

Former Love Islander Laura Anderson announced her pregnancy last week with a joy-filled montage of videos and photos on Instagram. Laura, who was a runner-up on the ITV2 dating show in 2018, shared pictures of herself beaming as she showed off her bump and as she attended a scan with former Hollyoaks star Gary Lucy, who she met and fell for on the matchmaking show Celebs Go Dating last year.

Aftersun actor Paul Mescal heaped praise on his young Scots co-star as she scooped an award at the Newport Beach Film Festival on Thursday.

Nicola Sturgeon dodged a question on a police investigation into SNP campaign funds at the conclusion of her dramatic press conference today.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor J.K. Rowling, nearly two years after she ignited a firestorm over her comments widely perceived as denigrating transgender people, is speaking out about the controversy in a new podcast — and claims that fans have “profoundly” misunderstood her point of view. In the forthcoming podcast, “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling,” Rowling says, “What has interested me in recent years, particularly on social media [is when fans say], ‘You’ve ruined your legacy. Oh, you could have been beloved forever, but you chose to say this.’ And I think: ‘You could not have misunderstood me more profoundly.’” Rowling, in the trailer for the podcast, says, “I never set out to upset anyone. However, I was not uncomfortable with getting off my pedestal.”

A pervert shared his horrific haul of child sex abuse videos with fellow beasts using the Telegram messenger service.

Prison bosses have claimed no women were put at risk by the decision to send a transgender rapist to Cornton Vale.

Scots cops have charged a "transgender" butcher of the disappearance of a schoolgirl who vanished for more than 27 hours in the Borders.

The man arrested over the disappearance of a schoolgirl who vanished for more than 27 hours in the Borders is understood to be a “transgender” butcher.

Nicola Sturgeon was drinking in the sweet taste of victory after Scotland’s dramatic comeback at Twickenham.

A former Scots lawyer has failed in his bid to have some of his historic sex crimes quashed. The ex-prosecutor and and criminal defence counsel, John Watt, lost his appeal at the Criminal Appeal Court last month.

A paedophile couple serving life for murder who want the right to phone each from different jails have lost a bid to have their case heard at the UK's highest court.

A Scots council worker was left stunned after spotting a mysterious object falling from the sky near Glasgow.